Pedro de Villarreal

Pedro de Villarreal (died 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1603–1619).[1][2]

Most Reverend Pedro de Villarreal
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1603–1619
Predecessor	Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo
Successor	Benito Rodríguez Valtodano
Orders
Consecration	31 January 1604 by Pedro Castro Quiñones
Personal details
Born	Andujar, Spain
Died	1619 León, Nicaragua
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Pedro de Villarreal was born in Andujar, Spain.[3] On 22 October 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua.[1][2][4] On 31 January 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Pedro Castro Quiñones, Archbishop of Granada.[4] He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death in 1619.[1][2][4]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
3. Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pedro de Villarreal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo	Bishop of Nicaragua 1603–1619	Succeeded by Benito Rodríguez Valtodano